HEALTH: The Quiet Rise of a Pharmaceutical Star — at what risk?

Monday, November 17, 2025
https://www.offthegridnews.com/pain-free-living-off-the-grid/gabapentin-nation-almost-all-aches-and-irritations-now-get-this-off-label-pill/
 
Gabapentin Nation: Almost All Aches And Irritations Now Get This Off-Label Pill
2025 Nov 11 at 10:31
by Bill Heid
in Pain-Free Living Off The Grid
 

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The Quiet Rise of a Pharmaceutical Star

It didn’t start out this way. Back in the ’90s, gabapentin was just another seizure med. Then came the sales push. The company behind it sent reps and doctors to fancy dinners and “educational retreats,” where talk quietly turned to off-label uses—headaches, mood swings, ADHD, you name it. Eventually, that little scheme cost them almost half a billion in fines. You’d think that would’ve ended the story.

But then the opioid crisis hit. When OxyContin started wrecking lives and headlines screamed addiction and death, doctors needed something—anything—that wouldn’t destroy their patients or careers.

Gabapentin looked like a safe harbor: cheap, not technically addictive, and tolerated well enough. So, when the pain didn’t fit a neat category, gabapentin became the fallback.

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​Seems like an over prescribed med.  Wonder when we’ll see the ads “if you were hurt by Gabapentin, call 1-800-gab-pent to join our class action suit”.  Of course, like all “class actions”, only the lawyers get rich.
 
And, like thalidomide, when do the bad effects become visible?
 
Married to a chronic pain after amputation sufferer, she report that it’s “not very effective and only dulls the pain for an hour”.  If so, why bother?
 
Wonder when we will see the studies about ill-effects and Big Pharma abuses?
 
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HEALTH: Caution Against Suppressing Fevers?

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/why-does-natural-medicine-caution

Why Does Natural Medicine Caution Against Suppressing Fevers?
Exploring the link between Tylenol and Autism
A Midwestern Doctor 
The Forgotten Side of Medicine
Nov 02, 2025

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Story at a Glance:

  • Over-the-counter (OTC) pain and fever medications are widely used despite having marginal efficacy and significant side effects that hospitalize hundreds of thousands of Americans each year.
  • While a widespread practice, using these medications to reduce fevers has long been controversial, both due to their toxicity and the notion that fevers are essential for health.
  • During the 1918 Influenza pandemic, one of the most critical lessons was that avoiding fever suppression was vital for protecting patients from dying.
  • While considered the “safest” option, Tylenol has a wide range of issues, including liver damage, gastrointestinal issues, blood cancers, and kidney injuries.
  • An extensive body of data connects using Tylenol during pregnancy or in infancy to the development of neurological injuries (e.g., autism).
  • Many of these tragic cases illustrate a longstanding observation within natural medicine—suppressing superficial reactions (e.g., fevers) can transform illnesses into chronic ailments that can cause far more issues.

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Many consider NSAIDs (ibuprofen and naproxen) amongst the most hazardous drugs in the U.S. because:

  • They are the leading cause of drug-related hospital admissions
  • Kidney damage is a significant risk. 
  • NSAIDs raise cardiovascular risks.
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding 
  • They impair healing, especially of ligaments

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My string of kidney docs —  thanks to all the changing of insurance networks during Obamacare —  have ALL warned me not to take ANY “pain treatments” without consultation.

Those pregnant women with TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) are really brainwashed.  Even if DJT47 is wrong, why would you risk your baby and your own health to prove a political point.

And, we should learn from the history of medicine with the axion “first do no harm” that sometimes doing nothing is the best strategy and tactic.  Many from Eastern and Western medical traditions have urged that body can hal itself in some cases.  

Humans should be humble and realize that we can’t know it all and have to be careful when “popping pills”.

Some conditions don’t ned Big Pharma’s quick fixes.

Sigh!

“Do Your Own Research. Make Up Your Own Mind. Think For Yourself.” — Sharyl Attkisson

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HEALTH: Time for a “death sentence” is in order for Big Pharma

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/the-mrna-reckoning-has-begun?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1119676&post_id=172678300&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=3snn7d&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

The mRNA Reckoning Has Begun

  • Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher on the Kim Iversen Show

Nicolas Hulscher, MPH

Sep 03, 2025

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They may harm future generations.

Infant mortality, declining for 30 years, reversed sharply in 2021 shortly following mass mRNA uptake in childbearing age women. Babies born years later are now dying at a 77% excess rate

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This to me is the single biggest STOP sign on mRNA “vaccines”.  

Remember they redefined the word “vaccine” to cover mRNA.  Bait and switch?

Who can forget Thalidomide?  The birth defects showed up in the NEXT generation.

At the very least, to cure basically a bad “cold”, we’ve made ourselves “lab rats” for Big Pharma.

It seems that regulatory capture has run its course, and that the “death sentence” is in order for Big Pharma.  And Nuremberg trials for the politicians, bureaucrats, Pharma executives, doctors, and any medical personel found complicit in this “medical disaster / time bomb”.

Argh!

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HEALTH: Why hasn’t this been more widely know? Money!

Saturday, September 6, 2025

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/vaccine-autism-link-proven-by-case?publication_id=1119676&post_id=172268221&isFreemail=true&r=3snn7d&triedRedirect=true

Vaccine-Autism Link Ascertainable By Case Studies

  • Population-wide statistical analysis can be manipulated and it often misses the complex reality of individuals.

John Leake  —  Aug 29, 2025

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Likewise, Dr. Jon S. Poling, (formerly at the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital) and and Dr. Robert Zimmerman were not imagining things when they published their paper, “Developmental Regression and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in a Child with Autism” in which they described the case of Hannah Poling (Dr. Poling’s daughter).

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Though it was initially concealed from the public, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims acknowledged that Hannah Poling’s profound autism had indeed been caused by the battery of vaccines she received at the age of 19 months.

The extraordinary intrigue and skulduggery of the U.S. government’s conduct in the Poling case is presented in our new book, Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality.  

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Why hasn’t this been more widely know?  Money!  Big Pharma is legally immune to lawsuits.  Time to revoke that immediately.

All the politicians, bureaucrats, corporations, executives, doctors, and researcher should be made PERSONALLY responsible for this disaster.

I empathize with the poor baby and her family.  This should be headline news any time the word vaccine or autism is mentioned.

At the very least, there needs to be a reasonable interval between shots.

Argh!

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HEALTH: What fact can we “tease out” of just that single factoid?

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/sudden-deaths-incapacitations-soar-among-covid-jabbed-airline-pilots-report/?utm_source=digest-canadian-2025-08-26&utm_medium=email

Sudden deaths, incapacitations soar among COVID-jabbed airline pilots: report

  • Since 2021, deaths of ‘younger’ airline pilots have risen markedly, long-term disabilities have surged, and near-miss incidents at airports have skyrocketed.

Doug Mainwaring  — Mon Aug 25, 2025 – 4:22 pm EDT

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 “Something happened in 2021” that has jeopardized air travel safety, according to a disturbing report by Dr. Kevin Stillwagon, a retired airline pilot and immunology expert. 

Mounting evidence points to the COVID-19 vaccinations that airlines, acting under pressure from the U.S. government, mandated or otherwise coerced their cockpit, cabin, and ground crews into taking.   

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You don’t have to be an epidemiologist to look at subsets of the population and draw reasonable inferences.

Pilots dying and incapacitated in far larger numbers than the historical average.

What fact can we “tease out” of just that single factoid?

It’s reasonable to blame the Covid 19 “vaccine” and just on that basis alone stop allowing it.  Certainly not mandating it or even recommending it.  Maybe some careful investigation MIGHT need some testing.  But there would have to be a lot of safeguards and planning for adverse impacts.

Similarly we can see from the Amish that there is some connection between autism, which is virtually nonexistent in the Amish community (as is obesity), and something we, in the general population, are doing. First thing that comes to mind is vaccination.

Based on that alone, we should be suspending most if not all vaccinations until we establish safety as a prime directive.

Remember the Nuremberg requirement for informed voluntary consent for ALL medical actions!

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HEALTH: So why is RFKjr excoriated for his being an “anti-vaxer”? Anyone remember thalidomide!

Friday, August 29, 2025

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-cdc-child-death-records?publication_id=1119676&post_id=171601670&isFreemail=true&r=3snn7d&triedRedirect=true

BREAKING: CDC Child Death Records Indicate Severe Transgenerational Harm of Mass mRNA Vaccination

  • A new analysis of CDC data by The Ethical Skeptic shows children born following mass mRNA vaccination of mothers are dying at a 77% excess rate.

by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH  —  Aug 21, 2025

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A new analysis by The Ethical Skeptic of CDC/NCHS death certificate data using Deviation from Trend (DFT) analysis reveals a disturbing development: a sharp, sustained rise in infant and child mortality among those who neither had COVID-19 nor received the vaccine, but whose parents were previously exposed to mRNA injections.

The evidence points to two risks—teratogenic effects during pregnancy and transgenerational epigenetic effects passed through germline biology. Together, they raise historic concerns about the long-term impact of synthetic mRNA technology.

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Anyone remember thalidomide?  I do.

The adverse effects of a “morning sickness” drug given to expectant mothers was found to cause birth defects in their children.

https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(11)62157-5/fulltext

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In the United States, the drug was never approved for marketing, thus averting a major tragedy. Thalidomide initially was denied Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval by Dr Frances Kelsey, who reviewed the new drug application and had concerns about the lack of safety data.7 Dr Kelsey was instrumental in preventing the drug from being marketed in the United States. Once the teratogenic properties of the drug were known, the application for FDA approval was withdrawn. Dr Kelsey subsequently received the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service from President John F. Kennedy. 

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So why is Rfkjr being excoriated for his being an “anti-vaxer”?  Isn’t he pointing out that the mRNA “vaccines” have not been adequately tested?

I don’t understand how one bureaucrat is lauded for holding up a drug and another is criticized for basically doing the same thing?

Argh!

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HEALTH: What happened to the Presidential Fitness Challenge?

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/13/Guinness-World-Records-red-light-green-light-Anaheim-California/1291749834068/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4b9c55d78644b3a882a4d

Odd News
June 13, 2025 / 1:12 PM
World’s largest game of red light, green light played in California
By Ben Hooper

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June 13 (UPI) — A fitness education group in California broke a Guinness World Record by gathering 1,423 people to play the playground game red light, green light.

CF Fitness Inc., an education-oriented group aimed at promoting physical fitness at schools, gathered students from the Anaheim Elementary School District and their families to play the record-breaking game at Yorbe Park in Anaheim. 

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As you know as a little L libertarian, I really don’t like Gooferment involvement in anything.

BUT, (and there is always a BIG butt), here’s a cheap and easy way to get children, and maybe some adults, moving.

I remember the Presidential Fitness Challenge; do you?

Every Gooferment politician, from mayor to governor, can spark up their own “challenge”.  Make it fun and somewhat competitive.  Get some ribbons and medal to give out at the end of school year.  

Like being an Eagle Scout, that I am not one or had the opportunity to be one, I believe that children can be encouraged to accomplish great things.

Instead of a nation of “thumbs” ((i.e., video game addicts mindlessly spending hours in front of a screen), we could create physical and mental challenges that would prepare then for a healthy and happy life.

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HEALTH: Fried foods are really “greasy”

Friday, June 6, 2025

Personal Observation:

Got some take out last night and it came with French Fries.  My better half today gave me all the fries to break up for the birds.  In the process of doing that, my hands were covered with “grease” and some of it leaked out on the bottom of the dish.  

Yuck!  

I’ve come to the conclusion somewhat very very belatedly, that all that “grease” can’t be good for our health.  Some of it actually congealed at room temperature into globs.  Clearly that can’t be good for veins and arteries.

Now I love McDonald’s French Fries when they are hot as well as KFC.

(Was the name change from Kentucky Fried Chicken to KFC because they took the “chicken” out?)

But no more, too much grease in  anything “fried”?

YMMV FWIW

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HEALTH: But I like hot dogs and sausage … …

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2025/05/13/ultraprocessed-foods-cardiovascular-deaths.aspx?ui=f9839516412491bb1e06c9e47058c6fb81b9b9b6acedf03e65e93dfdb263c1b9&sd=20210317&cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1HL&cid=20250513&foDate=false&mid=DM1746242&rid=291736034 

Ultraprocessed Foods Linked to 4 in 10 Cardiovascular Deaths and Increased Mortality Risk
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola   
May 13, 2025

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Story at-a-glance

  • Nearly 38% of cardiovascular deaths in Canada are linked to ultraprocessed foods. These products contribute to 96,000 new heart disease cases and 17,400 deaths each year
  • Eating just one additional daily serving of ultraprocessed food raises your risk of obesity by 7%, abdominal fat by 5%, and Type 2 diabetes by 12%
  • Ultraprocessed foods increase cognitive decline risk by 16% and stroke risk by 8%, with the strongest effects seen in Black participants
  • Processed meat products like hot dogs and deli meats are linked to a 43% higher risk of death from neurodegenerative diseases and a 13% higher all-cause mortality risk
  • Even small amounts of ultraprocessed food trigger inflammation, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction that accelerate aging and drain your energy daily

Ultraprocessed foods dominate grocery store shelves today in the form of frozen dinners, packaged snacks, and fast-food items. While they offer convenience, they are engineered to hijack your appetite and flood your system with harmful compounds. These products, stripped of real nutrition and loaded with additives, trans fats, and artificial ingredients, are slowly clogging your arteries and setting you up for a heart attack or stroke.

According to a recent study, nearly 38% of all cardiovascular disease deaths in Canada are directly linked to ultraprocessed food consumption. 

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OK OK ok, I am a believer.  But I still like hot dogs.  Don’t eat them anywhere as near as used too but old habits are hard to break.

Luckily my significant other is pescatarian who likes to cook; so I get lots of “good for me food” that’s very tasty.

We’ll see if that helps me make it to 132 (to steal back all the social security dollars “they” stole from me  — ignoring the time value of money!).

Diet-wise I’ve been doing better and losing some weight and keeping it off.

My target is 175  — the weight I was in the military  —  so I have long way to go but I have all the time in world.  Laugh!  Or so I think.  (Remember the fellow who said “think of your age in decades?  So I’m only 7!)

YMMV but what’s the harm in trying to avoid soda and UPF (ultra processed foods)?

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HEALTH: Doctors know best? I’m not sure of that!

Saturday, March 22, 2025

https://bestlifeonline.com/common-mistake-taking-vitamins/

The #1 Mistake People Make When Taking Vitamins, Doctors Say

By Craig Kanalley  —  Mar 14, 2025

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 5 | Your doctor knows best.

As Harvard Health sums up, based on the Physicians’ Health Study II, the top consideration should always be: “Ask your doctor.” They’ll be able to determine if you need to take a multivitamin, if you have a vitamin deficiency, and how to go about it the right way.

Why chance it? Just have a conversation with your doctor so you can safely take vitamins, align with the right dosage, and live a healthier life.

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It’s a well known fact that medical schools don’t teach nutrition.  

Further after Covid revelations, doctors have been compensated for getting a majority of their patients they see vaxed.

“Appeal to authority” is one of the many logical fallacies that philosophers warn us about.

I follow nutrition facts dot org, and Doc Gregor points out many scientific studies that defy current “wisdom”.  Plant based diets have a great track record.  (Ugandans eating their tradition vegitarian diets don’t get colorectal  until they move to the city and eat a western diet.)

Blue zone diets are mostly plant based and lead to long healthy lives.

So, don’t tell me the profession, that use to advertise cigaret smoking as healthy, is the “authorized fact source”.

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